IC Chime Characteristics

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IC CHIME CHARACTERISTICS

Chime Name	Chime Type	Condition Description
Safety belt	Repetitive	Six cycles of 0.5 second on/0.5 second off for as long as the safety belt is unbuckled and the IC receives the chime on command.
Air bag	Repetitive	Five sequences of 1 second ON and 1 second OFF (10 seconds total)
Key-in-ignition	Repetitive	On for as long as the key is in the ignition with the door ajar and the IC receives the chime on command. Shuts off when battery saver has expired (approximately 30 minutes).
Turn signal left on	Repetitive	On for as long as the RH or LH turn signal is on and the IC receives the chime on command (approximately 3.2 km [2 miles]).
Turn signal/hazard on	Tick-tock	On for as long as the RH or LH turn signal or hazards are on and the IC receives the chime on command.
Headlamps on	Repetitive	On for as long as the headlamps are on and the IC receives the chime on command. Shuts off when battery saver has expired (approximately 30 minutes).
Message center (if equipped)	Single tone	This is a single one-second tone chime that sounds once per ignition cycle whenever the IC receives a new message commanding on one of the message center warnings.
Parking brake on	Repetitive	On for as long as the parking brake is applied and the IC receives the chime on command.
Low fuel	Single tone	This is a single one-second tone chime that sounds once per ignition cycle whenever the IC receives a new message commanding on one of the message center warnings.
Perimeter alarm	Repetitive	On for 12 seconds when the driver door is opened using a key and the alarm is armed. The chime sounds 2 chime tones for the first 6 seconds followed by 3 chime tones for the next 4 seconds and finally 4 chime tones for the last 3 seconds.
Belt-Minder® A and B	Repetitive	On for as long as the IC receives the Belt-Minder® chime request. Belt-Minder® A: 6 one-second sequences of 0.5-second on/0.5-second off. Belt-Minder® B: 6 one-second sequences of 0.2-second on/0.2-second off then 0.3-second on/0.3-second off.